tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903409844961124425.post7422550177182175070..comments2019-02-04T03:53:01.101-05:00Comments on This Simple Home: Taming the TongueAnnette Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992675906662456790noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903409844961124425.post-72529241590893823862012-09-11T00:46:34.367-04:002012-09-11T00:46:34.367-04:00I&#39;m really trying to change what I post since ...I&#39;m really trying to change what I post since last May. I&#39;m not always perfect, but I think I complain a lot less. I hope!!Shondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08419883061960519895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903409844961124425.post-539639726433667402012-09-10T19:25:26.605-04:002012-09-10T19:25:26.605-04:00Thank you, Friends, for your encouragement and you...Thank you, Friends, for your encouragement and your own wise words. Yes, I have been quite convicted lately. This post is a reflection of that!Annette {This Simple Home}https://www.blogger.com/profile/00992675906662456790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903409844961124425.post-13684080343184733982012-09-10T16:39:55.492-04:002012-09-10T16:39:55.492-04:00Yes. I agree with Barbara.
I think your post is ...Yes. I agree with Barbara. <br /><br />I think your post is spot on. You clearly took the time to think through the issue and I love that you do it in light of what you are learning and as the Lord is leading (and convicting - ow!) you. It gives me pause and food for thought as well.<br /><br />Good post. I guess I don&#39;t have much more to add....Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903409844961124425.post-19333633472643171022012-09-10T14:04:06.756-04:002012-09-10T14:04:06.756-04:00Yes, I agree with you and those who have commented...Yes, I agree with you and those who have commented. There is a fine line. Overall, being honest and forthright without creeping into complaining is a bit of a dance. <br /><br />Sometimes tone, which can be read into statements and comments when not really present is hard to contend with as well. <br /><br />Funny how it seems in the moment, we concentrate on the negative, but in reflection (sometimes years later) we remember the positive. Life is hard, but there is much joy to share with one another as well.Doriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03179813434836257858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903409844961124425.post-20680936238518186032012-09-10T09:10:44.310-04:002012-09-10T09:10:44.310-04:00I agree with Barbara&#39;s comment and your though...I agree with Barbara&#39;s comment and your thoughts. There&#39;s this VERY fine line between being real and complaining. I know I don&#39;t always walk that line correctly, but I do try.Ticiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970101432834731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903409844961124425.post-43121938878590300872012-09-10T08:54:46.943-04:002012-09-10T08:54:46.943-04:00Barbara, you are so right about all of that...and ...Barbara, you are so right about all of that...and it really goes back to the person&#39;s heart attitude. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing your experience and thoughts!Annette {This Simple Home}https://www.blogger.com/profile/00992675906662456790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903409844961124425.post-34059293067328795282012-09-10T08:37:54.440-04:002012-09-10T08:37:54.440-04:00It is a fine line between being real and not compl...It is a fine line between being real and not complaining. Once on a medical e-mail group, I felt I had to always be positive to be a good testimony so didn&#39;t share if I was having a hard day or struggling. But a Christian friend there suggested to me that not only was it less than honest to act as if I didn&#39;t have any struggles, but showing that I did and how God helped me through them could minister more to people than pasting a virtual fake smile on. That has happened on my blog as well.<br /><br />I think, too, what we think of as complaining isn&#39;t always. I know some people who would take the statement, &quot;It sure is hot today&quot; as a complaint. To me that&#39;s just an honest observation, though it certainly could be said with a whine and a complaining attitude. But David poured out his heart to the Lord in psalms that were then sung publicly, and Paul shared of the things he suffered without complaining. He even spoke of other people&#39;s sins and named names when necessary, but only when it was needed and not out of malice.<br /><br />We do need much wisdom to know the difference and to rely on God&#39;s grace to be thankful.Barbara H.http://barbarah.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com